A lot of my card ideas start as a plain white card with a simple little embellishment and a few words. They never end up that way. Never. This one is no exception. I even printed my message and placed my stickers directly on the card backing, intending it to be completely plain. And I just didn’t like it. Luckily, …

This post is all about my heroes, Granny and Moredad, illustrated with a scrapbook that my sister-in-law, Joy and I made for them earlier this year. Joy organized everything, then we divided the pages and got to work. Joy’s layout. “When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.” All through my life, these two have been …

I had an occasion to make this card again, this time with a couple of notable improvements. I need to start taking my pictures before nightfall. First, the words and the poop were cut with the Pazzles. That’s right, I’ve created my very own poop cutting file, and now I can mass-produce this beauty. I don’t like the font as …

Don’t you just love the lazy week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve? It used to be my favorite time to get work done without interruption. Of course, given that the deadline for basically everything I was working on was Christmas, I’ve been staring at my unusually clean desk, waiting for inspiration to strike. It will come, I’m not worried. …

The husband and I are back in DC for Christmas. It’s cold, but I have really really missed this city. We’re having a fantastic time relaxing and spending time with our wonderful families, and I hope all of you are getting to do the same. (And in case you were curious, I finished the stockings this afternoon. I’ll be sure …

Late yesterday afternoon, my husband told me he’d gotten small gifts for a couple of the admins in his office, and asked if I could make cards for them. Having just packed up all my Christmas supplies for the year, I sighed loudly and tried to think of something I could make that wouldn’t re-create the mess that I’d just …